1885
Born March 23, 1885
DeWitt, IA, USA
Danny Moeller Notable
b. March 23, 1885 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1907–1908, Washington Senators 1912–1916, Cleveland Indians 1916
Danny Moeller played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1907 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1916. His longest stay was with the Washington Senators, from 1912 to 1916.
Across 704 games he batted .243, with 618 hits and 379 runs. He finished with 15 home runs, 83 doubles and 171 stolen bases.
He played 660 games in the outfield, with 1,002 putouts and 72 errors.
He was born in DeWitt, IA, USA on March 23, 1885, and died on April 14, 1951. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | PIT | 11 | 42 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | .286 |
| 1908 | PIT | 36 | 109 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 4 | .193 |
| 1912 | WSH | 132 | 519 | 90 | 143 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 52 | 112 | 30 | .276 |
| 1913 | WSH | 153 | 589 | 88 | 139 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 72 | 103 | 62 | .236 |
| 1914 | WSH | 151 | 571 | 83 | 143 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 71 | 89 | 26 | .250 |
| 1915 | WSH | 118 | 438 | 65 | 99 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 59 | 63 | 32 | .226 |
| 1916 | CLE/WSH | 103 | 270 | 35 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 35 | 41 | 15 | .226 |
| Career | — | 704 | 2538 | 379 | 618 | 83 | 43 | 15 | 192 | 302 | 442 | 171 | .243 |
On this day & linked events
1951
Died April 14, 1951
1907
Major-league debut: Danny Moeller
Danny Moeller made a major-league debut on September 24, 1907.
1916
Final major-league game: Danny Moeller
Danny Moeller played a final major-league game on September 30, 1916.
Image: Harris & Ewing, photographer, public domain